Etymology

Swinton

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Today it means: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7702). Full definition →

Old English swīn
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  1. Old English · derived fromswīn“pig, swine, wild boar”
  2. English todaySwinton

From Old English swīn (“pig, swine, wild boar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishswīn all →

SwindonSwinburneSwinfordSwindellSwinbrookSwinefordSwynnerton

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